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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has condemned the call for cancellation of Saturday’s by-elections in the Shanono/Bagwai constituency and the re-run in the Ghari constituency in Kano. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had earlier asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the elections on accusations of “extreme violence”. The call came as Audu Zango, Kano resident electoral commissioner (REC), said over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in the Bagwai by-election. But in a statement on Saturday, Ladipo Johnson, NNPP publicity secretary, said the APC’s request was…

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it has removed 247 companies that were never duly registered as limited liability companies from its database in the country. In an X post on Friday, the CAC announced that the companies’ alleged registered certificate (RC) numbers were not assigned to them, and their names have been delisted. “The general public is hereby informed that the 247 names listed here below have not been duly registered as limited liability companies,” CAC said. “The Registered Certificate (RC) numbers allegedly ascribed to them have not been…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied that the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was the target of its recent sting operation in which 93 suspected internet fraudsters were arrested. The management of the OOPL, last week Wednesday condemned the night operation and the arrest of guests at the guest house withing the OOPL facilities, describing the operation as a calculated attack on the ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and ‘a stark and blatant violation of the rights of the people who gathered for the event’.…

POLICY MEASURES BEGINS. The Country headline inflation rate slowed for the fourth consecutive month in July 2025, settling at 21.88 per cent compared to 22.22 per cent in June, according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The 0.34 percentage point decline marks a modest relief for households and businesses, as both monetary and fiscal authorities continue aggressive measures to stabilise prices, strengthen the naira, and restore consumer purchasing power. The drop follows a series of coordinated interventions, including the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN)…

The head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has announced that the federal government is on track to fully digitise all core civil service processes by December 31, 2025, as part of ongoing reforms to enhance efficiency and transparency. She made this known on Friday in Abuja during her office’s inaugural Quarterly Stakeholders and Citizens Engagement Forum, themed “Strengthening Civil Service Delivery Through Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement.” Walson-Jack, further emphasised that the digitalisation drive will eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks, reduce lost files, and enable citizens…

Public nterest Lawyer, Ayodele Ademiluyi, has dragged the Federal Government, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), and several other parties before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, demanding N500 billion in damages over what he described as a blatant breach of the rule of law in handling two aviation infractions involving popular musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, and passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson. The suit, filed under the number FHC/L/CS/1632/25, lists as respondents: the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cried loud by asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the by-election for the Shanono/Bagwai state constituency and the rerun for the Ghari constituency in Kano State. In a statement issued saturday by the party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, said the elections were “marred by extreme violence and disruption caused by armed gangs at several polling units”. Morka, said reports from Shanono, Bagwai and Ghari showed that voters fled polling areas as security operatives struggled to contain the situation. “Verifiable reports…

The Ogun State Police command says two officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and others have been arrested for alleged electoral offences in Iperu Remo of the state. In a statement issued by the spokesperson of the State Police Command Omolola Odutola, said the officials were arrested on Saturday during the federal constituency by-election. Odutola, said a police patrol team stopped a Mitsubishi Space Waggon with registration number LAGOS AKD 887 HT in Iperu Remo. “The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two individuals identified as officials of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 100 suspected political thugs were arrested in Bagwai Local Government Area in Kano State during the ongoing by-election in the state. According to the NAN reports, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Kano, Abdu Zango, spoke to journalists on Saturday after inspecting polling units in Bagwai town. Zango, stated that security operatives apprehended the suspects, who were armed, as they attempted to disrupt the voting process in the Bagwai/Shanono federal constituency. He added that the presence of security operatives in the area…

The Police in Kaduna State Command has confirmed that its operatives have arrested a man with N25.9 Million cash allegedly for vote-buying during the state’s by-election. In a statement issued on Saturday, by the command’s spokesman, Mansir Hassan, said the arrest was made in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS). Hassan, said the suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was picked up at about 3:30am at a hotel along Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis. He said cash totalling N25,963,000 was recovered from Patangi and is believed to have…